Seam-binder for floor-coverings.



o. c. ZIMMERSGHIED. SEM BINDER FOR FLOOR GOVERINGS.

APPLIUATION FILD JULY 9, 1908.

Patented Sept. '7, 1909,

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SEAN-BINDER Foie. rLooB-covnnmes.

Application 1ed Ju1y 9, 1908. SeriaLNo. 442,713. v

To all whom 'itmay concern;

Be it known that I, OSCAR C. ZIMMER- SGHIED, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residin at Topeka, in the county of Shawnee and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Binders for Floor-Coverings; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilledfin theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a seam binder for floor coverings such aslinoleum, oil cloth, cork,'-or other material possessing a certainamount of stiffness, and has for its object to provide simple means ofthis kind whereby the edges of adjacent strips of-the covering may besecurely clamped together without the use of tacks or other fasteningdevices.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby a bindingmaybe eected between the edges of adjacent strips ter-tight.

With these and other objects in view,

of the covering that will be absolutely wathe invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction,y combination and arrangement ofparts, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out.inthe ap ended claim.

n the accompanyin is `a plan view of the tion; Fig. 2 line 2-2 of Fig.1; Fi f. 3 is a similar view `taken on line 3?-3 of Fig. 1f; Fig. 4 is adedrawings, Figure l inder, partly in sectail perspective view of aportion ofoneof the connecting strips; and Fig. '5 is a detailperspective view of one ofthe connecting pieces.y p

In the embodiment illustrated, the seam binder comprises a number ofconnecting strips l, each Vof which is constructed from a single pieceof metal such as brass, zinc', or the like, bent to form a central flattop portion 2, thence inwardly at opposite side, vedges against theinner face of its top portion to a point centrally of the width thereofto rovide clamping portions 3, and then exten ed outwardly or in' anopposite direc-I Seamis a transverse View taken on 'tion to `provideapproximately flat base portions 4, which rest uponthe floor which is tobe covered, the outerside edges of the base portions preferablyextending beyond the side edges of the top portion andgtheinner portionsof the base portions spaced from the clamping portions to leave spaces5, to receive the side edges of the adjacent strips of coveriiig,asclearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. When itis necessary to use three or fourconnecting strips along the length or -width ofthe floor to bindadjacent edges of the strips of the covering, these connecting' stripsare connected by flat connecting pieces 6, which are inserted inopposite ends of adjacent connecting strips between the top and clampingportions thereof.l v

From the Jforegoing description taken in connection/with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readil understood without requiring a more exten ed explanation.l v Having thus described lmy invention, what I`claim as new is In aseam binder for connectingvthe meeting edges of flexible floor coveringstrips, connecting strips each made from a sin le piece of thin flatmetal` bent to form a top portion, inwardly extending clamping portionsand straight outwardly extending ase portions spaced below the clampingportions and extending outwardly beyond 'the side edges of the topportion, leaving vertical spaces between the'clamping portions and baseportions to receive the meeting edges of the Hoor strips and flat metalpieces extending between the connecting sections with their` endsfitting between the top..

and clamping portions thereof, the connecting strips forming aprotection or covering for the meeting edges of the floor coveringstrips.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set vmy hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

\ A OSCAR C. ZIMMERSCHIED.

Witnesses;

' H. A. SPIELMANS,

E. STEWART.

Specioation of-Letters Patent. Patented Sept,A 7, 1909.-

